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Apple Talk / Re: A Bit of History, Made Easily Understandable for Today's Citizenry.

« on: July 30, 2012, 05:16:28 pm »

I have to wonder what fate would have brought us if the gun boats didn't scare the british off the great lakes, would the diease we know as freedom be contained to the unholy 13? Would those of us on the west coast speak spanish or even manderan? I'm told a fence, a simple fence aided the north at a key battle...

there's a quote I'm thinkin of but I can't recall who said it... 'a war between nations is an arguement over which map to use'

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Apple Talk / Re: ITT: Best Posts of the Day

« on: July 30, 2012, 02:52:37 pm »

Quote from: The Dead Reverend Roger on January 25, 2012, 08:54:58 pm

Money, as RAW said, is the Schroedinger's cat of society.

In a sense.

You can own it, but it has no value if you keep it. You can use it to increase your standard of living, but then you don't own it.

Roger quoting raw makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, either that or its gas...

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Apple Talk / Re: Junk Emails: Do you STILL get these too?

« on: July 30, 2012, 03:47:15 am »

Sadly the only spam I get, I asked for... my little pony fan club sends the most, followed by woot's daily offer, democrazy for america newsletter and lastly app requests for facebook that I'm too lazy to filter

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Apple Talk / Re: ASK TROLLBEAR

« on: July 30, 2012, 01:44:56 am »

Quote from: Sleeper on July 28, 2012, 09:55:11 am

If an alpha is someone who is socially fully functioning, and capable of sound interaction, a beta would naturally be the next step down.
The term originates from the animal kingdom, alpha being leader.
Beta was a phrase colloquially used to describe someone that struggles in a social environment.

Silly me for think it was a brave new world reference

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Apple Talk / Re: ITT: Best Posts of the Day

« on: July 26, 2012, 10:39:45 am »

Quote from: Triple Zero on December 11, 2011, 11:31:37 am

For being an awesome story that should be saved for the generations:

Quote from: BadBeast on December 11, 2011, 04:46:24 am
I was walking past a Charity shop earlier today, and something caught my eye. So I went in, and found this golden apple on a shelf by the window. "Sweet" I thought. Looked at the price, and it was only £1.50.
So I picked it up, and went to the cash desk to buy it.

There's this old woman in front of me, buying about twenty woollen hats for her rabble of Grandchildren at Christmas. And she's going "And this one's for our Danny, because he's got a scarf that colour, the green one's for our Sheila's oldest, Zacky, he's got a big fat head . . . . . " and just went rattling on and on. The Woman serving her was even older. She must have been about 160 yrs old, and was having Tech issues with the Till. "I can't remember what I pressed now Dais," She said.

Then she started adding up the figures on paper and like, I'm in a hurry. But I'm nothing if not the very epitome of helpful patience, so I stopped glowering at the back of the first old bag's head, and asked the technically challenged Cashier if maybe giving the Till "A bit of a Bang" with something heavy might help.

Oooh, no" She said. "I shul prolly get saack if I starts banging sruff about, . . . . . Again". She laughed. The good natured, but slightly cracked laugh of a far younger Woman
"S OK moi Luvver, nurly done"
So I smile at her, but my mind is screaming "Get a fucking move on you useless old Cow".
She took the Apple, and said "Sorry to keep you waitin' love, but but Daisy dún't half go on"

"Don't bother yourself" I said. "It's not like I'm in a hurry or anything" I lied.
"It's a bit scratched on the bottom there" she pointed out a tiny fleck of of that had come off.gilding. "Doesn't matter" I said. "Whenever I see a Golden Apple, I just have to buy it".
She cocked her wizened head to the side for a second, and said "Oh, I understand, I'm just the same myself." Then she gave me my change, and handed me the bag,

with the Apple in it. And here's the bit that totally blew me away.
As she handed it over, she leaned in close and said "Hail Eris"
My jaw hit yhe floor.But I managed a quick "All Hail Discordiq" response in as I left.

Wow.